It should not be surprising that the
impact of lesson study on teaching and learning in these circumstances has been uneven.
In the book, we talk about this in terms of the core
elements of lesson study, which include the process, the big ideas, and the habits of mind.
That said, I don't know of a more recent systematic
review of Lesson Study, so there is a danger that those last two are cherry - picked.
When teachers talk about their first
impressions of lesson study, that is often what stood out to them: I do nt want a group of people in my classroom, watching me.
It is, or should be, a part of planning one's everyday lessons, and it is, or should be, a major
emphasis of lesson study.
I have a deeper understanding into what makes my class and individuals tick and looking forward to the next
round of lesson studies.
Continue the implementation and
expansion of Lesson Study, an inquiry based, job - embedded professional development process where teachers work collaboratively to develop, teach, and assess research - based lessons.
Our annual conferences bring together researchers, school leaders and teachers from various countries to share their experience and
practice of lesson studies.
Both of these approaches miss out on the
purpose of Lesson Study, which is to conduct research: to seek a solution to a teaching / learning problem.
Nine of 15 teachers indicated that the most valued
aspect of lesson study was the peer interaction, planning, and sharing.
We are pleased to be hosting the World
Association of Lesson Studies (WALS) International Conference 2018 during 23 - 26 November 2018 at Beijing Normal University, China's leading higher institution for educational studies and teacher education.
For the enhancement of their teaching and professional development, Chinese teachers are engaged in «teaching research», which is a
form of lesson study organized along the disciplinary lines of school subjects and implemented by «teaching research groups» in schools.
They struggled with the need to be right — to do it perfectly the first time, even though as part
of the lesson study process, they would be refining their lesson once they gathered evidence from the students the first time around.
Evidence from the
use of Lesson Study by hundreds of leading teachers working with «coasting schools» who used Lesson Study as a coaching approach to improve pupil progress in writing and mathematics at age 11 showed considerable impact year on year (Dudley, 2012).
In his book, Stigler cited the practice
of lesson study by Japanese teachers as a possible reason for Japanese students» success.
This EEF
trial of the Lesson Study programme set out to robustly evaluate this intervention and is one of the largest randomised trials to date focusing on the effectiveness of this form of teacher development.
We hope that participants from all over the world will come and share wisdom that is drawn from their own societal contexts and join us in an international dialogue that aims to achieve multi-cultural
understanding of Lesson Study.
It aims to provide a platform for an international and cross-cultural dialogue through which educators and researchers from different parts of the world can contribute to a broad vision for sharing their knowledge, understanding and
experience of lesson study as a form of practice - based research.
on A literature review
of lesson study in initial teacher education: Perspectives about learning and observation
The lesson is really an organizer that the teachers use as they engage in the real
work of lesson study: studying teaching materials, discussing content and instruction, reflecting on their practice, and investigating student learning.
This case study details the practices that led to the growth and
success of lesson study at Highlands Elementary School in California's San Mateo - Foster City School District.
Makoto Yoshida, an expert in lesson study and Japanese teaching practices, provides an overview
of lesson study of Japan.
For those starting out, Leading Lesson Study: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Facilitators lays out the lesson study process, presents implementation strategies, and offers
examples of lesson study practices in schools.
Stigler and Hiebert note that, rather than reform, the
aim of lesson study is to produce «small, incremental improvements over long periods of time» and however long the process there remains «an unrelenting focus on student learning».
Sometimes as a new generic skill is emphasised in school — such as collaboration or communication, the introduction of the group work or pair work — this could be the
topic of lesson study.
He explains today there are many
types of lesson study activities in terms of the context, focus and size — intra-school (in elementary schools and some secondary schools), within whole school districts or cities, at a prefecture level and national events where thousands of teachers visit a school to observe and discuss.
This powerpoint can be used over a
number of lessons studying the set work for Neoclassicism - Poulenc: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano.
I spent most of my time at O'Keeffe with a group of three teachers who had been working together as part
of a lesson study group since the previous summer.
Other schools in Chicago that have been doing lesson study have seen test score growth, but there's no way to know for sure whether that's
because of lesson study.